The Ministry of Home Affairs has transferred several IAS and IPS officers out of Delhi, including Ashwani Kumar and R. Alice Vaz, to Jammu and Kashmir.
In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has transferred several IAS and IPS officers out of Delhi. This includes Municipal Corporation of Delhi commissioner Ashwani Kumar (1992 batch) and Delhi chief electoral officer R. Alice Vaz (2005 batch), both of whom will now serve in Jammu and Kashmir. The order was issued on Sunday and takes effect immediately.
The MHA order, dated January 4 and signed by undersecretary Rakesh Kumar Singh, states that 31 IAS officers and 18 IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre have been transferred. Eight IAS officers are moving out of Delhi, while 15 are being posted to the national capital. The officers transferred out include Ashwani Kumar, Shurbir Singh (2004), R. Alice Vaz, Anjali Sehrawat (2013), Hemant Kumar (2013), Ravi Dadhich (2014), Kinny Singh (2014), and Kumar Abhishek (2016).
The officers moving to Delhi include senior IAS officer Sanjeev Khirwar (1994), Santosh D Vaidya (1998), Padma Jaiswal (2003), Yashpal Garg (2008), and Sanjeev Ahuja (2008).
Ashwani Kumar served as MCD commissioner from June 2024 to January 2026. He was previously a special officer overseeing the unification of three municipal corporations into a unified MCD from May 2022 until elections in February 2023. R. Alice Vaz was appointed chief electoral officer of Delhi in December 2024, overseeing electoral roll finalization amid allegations of manipulation by the Aam Aadmi Party.
The reshuffle also marks the return of Sanjeev Khirwar to Delhi. In May 2022, he faced allegations that athletes at the Thyagraj Stadium were forced to end training early because he brought his dog to the facility. Khirwar denied the allegations, stating he “sometimes” walked his pet there but did not disrupt training. Following a report by The Indian Express, he was transferred to Ladakh.
Additionally, five IPS officers are being moved out of Delhi, including additional commissioners of police Mangesh Kashyap and Rajeev Ranjan Singh, along with DCP Shahdara Prashant Priya Gautam.
| Officer Name | Batch Year | New Posting |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwani Kumar | 1992 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| R. Alice Vaz | 2005 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Sanjeev Khirwar | 1994 | Delhi |
| Shurbir Singh | 2004 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Anjali Sehrawat | 2013 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Hemant Kumar | 2013 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Ravi Dadhich | 2014 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Kinny Singh | 2014 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Kumar Abhishek | 2016 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Santosh D Vaidya | 1998 | Delhi |
| Padma Jaiswal | 2003 | Delhi |
| Yashpal Garg | 2008 | Delhi |
| Sanjeev Ahuja | 2008 | Delhi |
